The reason that there has been such a large rise in codes for the ICD-10 coding system is due to a partial freeze that occurred before the implementation deadline on…
2016 may be a big year for revenue cycle management. Healthcare organizations see steady claims denial post-ICD-10 implementation and remain focused on value-based care models. Healthcare organizations are focused on strengthening revenue…
“They’d only take ‘sequela’ or they’d only take ‘subsequent,’ and it was not necessarily understood what those seven characters meant." Lack of training for inpatient procedural coding may pose a…
After a number of delays, and much anticipation, the implementation of ICD-10 is finally underway as of Oct. 1. But with all the competition in the job market this year…
In just a few short weeks, the landmark ICD-10 transition that has been anticipated and delayed countless times will arrive on Oct. 1, 2015. With it comes the pressure to…
ICD-10 is almost here, with only 43 days remaining. Of paramount significance come October 1 when ICD-10 implementation swings into full gear is a keen and clear understanding of what…
Following the July 27 issued ICD-10 frequently asked questions list, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated some of the information. These updates primarily clear up confusion…
At Greensboro, NC-based Cone Health—a six-hospital, not-for-profit health system with 1,242 beds and gross annual revenue of $2 billion—a number of revenue pressures are making it tougher than ever to…
According to today's announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ICD-10 implementation success is here. Between Monday, April 27 and Friday, May 1, Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) healthcare…
It is often argued that ICD-10 coding does nothing for the patient. Recently that point was made at the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing "Examining ICD-10 Implementation" last week.
While Tuesday's election was important for many reasons, none of them have a direct impact on the ICD-10 debate.
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistic (NCVHS) subcommittee heard some testimony last week on the state of delayed ICD-10 implementation. Holly Louie, chair of the ICD-10 CM Committee of…
WHO WAS BEHIND ICD-10 DELAY? All indicators point to House Speaker John Boehner’s office as the source of statutory language that delayed the move to the complex ICD-10 coding system…
In April, President Barack Obama signed into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which provided another temporary sustainable growth patch and effectively derailed ICD-10 implementation for at…
Providers, suppliers, billing companies and clearinghouses can submit ICD-10 acknowledgement test claims anytime up to the new planned October 1, 2015 ICD-10 implementation date. However, the Centers for Medicare and…
Confused about the implementation of the new medical coding system called ICD-10? So is everyone, including the federal government — so much so, in fact, that Congress passed legislation that…